Life satisfaction

Out of 34 European countries surveyed in November 2014, Albanians are listed among six populations that have the lowest level of life satisfaction, with 61.3% of people being very or fairly satisfied with their life in general.

Interest in political maters

Asked about frequency of discussions they have on national, local and European matters citizens of Albania show a great interest in politics, with 74% of them having a strong or medium interest in political matters.

Things in the right direction

With 47% of Albanians that think the country is going in the right direction, Albania is listed among five countries that have the highest figure of people that think their country is going in the right direction.

Employment situation in country

Asked about the employment situation in country, 81.9% of Albanians think it is rather bad or very bad. This figure is above the European average of 76.4%.

Trust in the national government

46.6% of Albanians tend to trust the national government. This figure is above the European average of 35.9%.

About the institute

EUNACAL is an independent public policy research institute estabilished in 2010 to promote citizens’ participation and deliberative democracy in Albania by focusing on public policy making in three levels of governance (european, national & local – EUNACAL).
To better serve its mission EUNACAL carries out social & political research applying various methodologies. The core staff of EUNACAL is made of young professionals and academics of governance disciplines that bring in an outstanding experience in working with projects on good governance, anticorruption, EU enlargement, decentralization, regional development, government ICT policy, deliberative democracy and political & social research.

Compared to July 2016 (N = 2.172) in July 2016 (N = 2.604) there is an increased level of negative opinion towards Gjergj Bojaxhi, leader of a newly established political party. The highest increase in the figure of negative opinion towards Gjergj Bojaxhi is found among citizens that position themselves …

Ndaje në

Compared to March 2016 (N = 2.854) in July 2016 (N = 2.604) there is a lower level of negative opinion towards the Prime Minister of Albania. Nevertheless, when compared to figures of July 2015 (N = 2.172) the level of negative opinion towards Edi Rama has increased. The highest …

Compared to July 2015 in March 2016 there is a growing dissatisfaction with the leaders of the Democratic Party and the Socialist Party. The highest increase in the figure of negative opinion towards Lulzim Basha is found among right-leaning citizens. In 2015 the figure of right-leaning citizens that had a …

Ndaje në

Compared to July 2015 in March 2016 there is a growing dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party chairman. The highest increase in the figure of negative opinion towards Lulzim Basha is found among right leaning citizens. In 2015 the figure of right-leaning citizens that had a negative opinion about the Lulzim …

Ndaje në

Compared to July 2015 in March 2016 there is a growing dissatisfaction with the Prime Minister of Albania. The highest increase in the figure of negative opinion towards Edi Rama is found among citizens that position themselves ideologically at the center. In 2015 the figure of center positioned citizens that …